Night fell.
Autumnfall gradually fell into silence. There was almost no one on the streets. Even the displaced refugees gathered in some dilapidated houses. Since the incident of orcs being eaten in Luoye City, there have been more and more strange and horrible things happening in the city. First, people began to go missing at night. Later, even the patrol guards went missing. These patrol guards were not weak civilians. They were all advanced professions. If even some of them went missing, the problem would be more serious.
The Noble Parliament increased the strength of patrols and doubled the number of guards, but there were still strange things from time to time.
Darkness was spreading.
Too strong negative emotions could always become the nourishment of evil. It was said that there were fallen people in Autumnfall, but this was not the worst news. The worse news was that there were undead in the sewers of Autumnfall.
Ghouls!
No one knew how ghouls appeared, but they did exist in the sewers of Autumnfall.
The smell of dark corruption was spreading. In this world where the mind was strong enough to interfere with reality, many supernatural events occurred because of secular reasons.
There had always been such a legend among the people.
That was, if a person who starved to death had a strong obsession and resentment before death, then their body may become a kind of undead after death.
That was ghouls!
Hunger had begun to spread in Autumnfall for a long time. The turmoil made the price of food rise rapidly. Now it was close to three times the price. Even at this price, humans were not willing to sell food because the half-orcs had been attacking caravans near Autumnfall. Winter was coming, and the half-orcs also needed more materials. This winter should not be very easy for them.
The legend of the devil was mentioned again and again.
The lower class began to believe that the devil cursed the city. Some people even believed that the upper nobles had been bewitched by the devil, so those disgusting vampires did not care about their life and death.
Hatred!
This was a strong negative emotion, and also a dark power.
The antagonism of different classes in Autumnfall became more and more serious, and the conflict gradually became more and more intense. Crimes escalated one after another. At this time, as long as there was a little evil force, a more terrible disaster would break out immediately.
Withered leaf said.
This was a relatively remote area of Autumnfall. Now, many people were not willing to come close. Even the patrol guards did not dare to come.
This was where the first evil thing happened.
Some people found the corpses of half-beastmen here. The bones had been cooked and gnawed. This creepy thing made many people panic, but it also made some knowledgeable people feel sad.
Hunger.
The increasingly scarce resources had begun to erase some people's human form, pushing them into an even more terrifying abyss of darkness. This was a very sad thing!
There was a strange noise near the sewer.
Then, some rats ran out. No one knew why there were so many rats living here. At first, people ate these rats, but they were all poisoned to death not long after.
The body was blue all over. After Luoye City sent people to look at it, they burned all the bodies.
After that, this place became completely desolate.
At this moment.
In the dark corners, some distorted shadows gradually appeared. They crawled out of the sewers like hunters in the Night as they advanced along the dark corners. In the depths of the cave, there was a faint flickering green flame. A long time ago, a group of refugees had gathered here, but all of them had gone missing.
Faint screams came from a few streets away, and then there was the sound of fighting.
Then, there was the sound of the patrol guards quickly gathering. It seemed that this was not the first time they had to deal with such a situation, because the speed of the military support was quite fast!
Everything soon returned to calm.
The news was very well blocked, and the ordinary people would never know what happened here.
"Damn ghouls! Damned Dark Creatures! "
Mark bandaged the wound on his shoulder and then took back his long sword. This wound needed to be treated, otherwise, it might be infected with the corpse poison. He had been responsible for blocking the news of the Withered Leaf Path and defending against the ghouls, but he knew very well that it was useless. Passive defense could never solve these things. New undead might appear every day. The sewers in all directions made their plan to clean up the monsters a failure. As a knowledgeable person, Mark knew very well that the city was just struggling to survive.
Food.
The army ration was also tightened. The Noble Parliament needed to survive the winter and wait for the arrival of spring.
When the ice and snow blocked the road, even the few supply lines would have to be temporarily suspended. After the snow closed the mountain, it would be difficult to transport supplies from the elves and Druil Order.
"Burn all the corpses."
Mark glanced at the battlefield. Another comrade died at the hands of the ghouls. Those poor people had no power when they were alive, but they were stronger than many professionals after death.
It was really sad!
The hatred and resentment of the city nourished these undead. They were originally the product of these negative energy. He heard that there was also a problem in the mass grave, and now the patrol guards' task was a bit tight. Mark could not help but think of what happened during the day. As a native of Autumnfall, he suddenly began to look forward to the arrival of His Excellency. Perhaps only he could save this city that was getting closer to death.
Recently, there were differences within the army.
Pessimism spread within the army, and the inaction of the Noble Parliament during this time made many officers feel dissatisfied.
"Maybe we should consider rejoining the team."
Mark thought of this and could not help but look at his companions around him. If they were to rejoin the team, they must have enough foundation.
On the other side.
In a dilapidated house in Autumnfall, many refugees gathered together.
Prayer.
The last words left by Lainn made many people understand what they should do. In the past, there were people who prayed like the half-elf god, Søren, but none of these prayers were answered.
The power of the Avatar Crisis was interfering with everything!
The power of the gods had long been inferior to before, and the power of prayer could not be conveyed to Søren. Even in the city of Mordor, they had to rely on the temple to collect the power of faith.
Temples, statues, altars.
These were a central point to gather the power of faith. Only by relying on them could the gods sense the prayers of believers in the case of the outbreak of the Avatar Crisis.
Autumnfall was far enough away from Mordor.
The original temple had been abandoned, and the beliefs of the half-elves were scattered. Some believed in the elven gods, and some believed in the human gods. This was why many people did not leave with Søren.
Now.
The gods they believed in could not save them. At this time, they began to entrust their hearts to Søren.
It was a crude altar.
Many refugees gathered around. They knelt in front of the altar and prayed devoutly. When people were on the verge of despair, they were always willing to believe in the gods. Especially before death, people's faith in the gods was the most devout.
Muffled prayers could be heard.
The simple altar gathered the power of faith, which contained the prayers of believers across space and began to be transmitted to Mordor.
A person's prayer was useless.
The weak power of faith could not be sensed by the gods, but when tens of thousands of people began to pray at the same time, the power of faith gathered began to be very amazing. The temporary altar almost instantly appeared with a weak divine light. They were praying to Søren for help. This power gathered into a torrent, and even the gods could sense everything that happened in Autumnfall!
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Mordor.
Tonight, Søren could not sleep, because a huge heterogeneous faith suddenly broke into his divine sense.
Almost in an instant.
He had a telepathic connection with more than a dozen believers at the same time, and through this connection, he began to know everything that happened in Autumnfall. The situation deteriorated faster than Søren imagined. The turbulent situation in the outside world made it more difficult for Autumnfall, because the weakening of the plane barrier of the Avatar Crisis also gave the devils a chance to take advantage of it.
In an instant!
Søren's mind fell on the altar, but it did not form any form because it consumed too much divine power.
In front of him was a black mass of believers kneeling at his feet.
These poor people's clothes were crooked, their faces were yellow and emaciated, and their expressions were numb. The desperate environment made them pin their last hope on Søren, so the power of faith gathered was quite amazing!
Søren looked past them to the other side of Autumnfall. There, he saw an evil aura, a power full of death, darkness, and blood.
That was the power of the evil god!
Søren was not sure which evil god it was, but he was sure that his minions had been lurking inside the city.
The stench of decay and death filled the air!
Even if the main body did not come, Søren could easily feel it.
At the same time.
In the most prosperous area of Autumnfall, he also vaguely felt the breath of the devils. These devils always liked to corrupt people from the top, because the class in control of power was often the easiest to corrupt, and using them could get twice the result with half the effort. In addition, in the vision of the gods, Søren also vaguely felt some traces left by other existences, but because it was too weak, he could not determine what it was.
"Very good!"
"All the evil gods are here!"
"It seems that they are all ready to take a share of the ruins of Autumnfall!"
Autumnfall had fallen.
There was almost nothing valuable here, but there was a kind of amazing wealth here for some existences!
That was — the soul!!!
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